Dundee's Mill O'Mains residents fear rise in anti-social behaviour after fire.

The Mill O'Mains Community Pavillion burned down two months ago, in what is thought to have been a deliberate incident.

Now, people involved in running the centre are worried kids in the community have nowhere to go, making them more likely to get into trouble.

Services now run out of a sheltered lounge for the elderly, which doesn't have the space or equipment needed to operate efficiently.

Centre manager, Yvonne Mullen said: "It's not ideal because it's not purpose built for children's groups and other groups like that that.

"It's adequate because we have nowhere else but we need our own building- it's just not the same.

"We just want to be put back in the park where the kids belong".

Yvonne said since they lost the centre, there's been a rise in complaints and incidents of anti-social behaviour.

She continued: "In the community, they're running about on their bikes, they're climbing into people's gardens, where as when they were with us, they were under a little bit of control.

She added: "We're worried it will escalate and as the kids get older, we'll start losing them because they'll just stop coming here and the youths that were attending our clubs we don't see anymore".

The community in Mill O'Mains has since started a petition to re-build the centre in the same place as it was.

A spokesperson for Dundee City Council said: “A Working Group with representation from the council and community to look at the long term solution for community facilities has met twice, most recently on Tuesday of last week.

“The council has put arrangements in place so that programmed activities from the pavilion are able to continue, and have offered to make some adaptations to help with service delivery.

“We are working hard to find alternative accommodation and will be keeping in touch with the community to advise them of developments".